CVE-2022-21874

published 2022-01-11

CVE-2022-21874: Windows Security Center API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority P2 61 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

ITW

Windows Security Center API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected

33 ranges · showing 25

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10_version_1507	>= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.19177	10.0.10240.19177
microsoft	windows_10_version_1607	>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4886	10.0.14393.4886
microsoft	windows_10_version_1809	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.2452	10.0.17763.2452
microsoft	windows_10_version_1809	>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2452	10.0.17763.2452
microsoft	windows_10_version_1909	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.18363.2037	10.0.18363.2037
microsoft	windows_10_version_20h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1466	10.0.19042.1466
microsoft	windows_10_version_21h1	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.1466	10.0.19043.1466
microsoft	windows_10_version_21h2	>= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.1466	10.0.19044.1466
microsoft	windows_11_version_21h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.434	10.0.22000.434
microsoft	windows_server	—	—
microsoft	windows_server	—	—
microsoft	windows_server_2016	>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4886	10.0.14393.4886
microsoft	windows_server_2019	>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2452	10.0.17763.2452
microsoft	windows_server_2022	>= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.469	10.0.20348.469
microsoft	windows_server_version_20h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1466	10.0.19042.1466
msrc	windows_10	—	—
msrc	windows_10_version_1607	—	—
msrc	windows_10_version_1809	—	—
msrc	windows_10_version_1909	—	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → CVE-2022-21874 affects the Windows Security Center API and is publicly disclosed; monitor for unusual process execution or COM/API calls originating from the Windows Security Center component. ↗
• → Customer action is required; exploitation has been publicly disclosed though not yet observed in the wild. Prioritize patching systems covered by KB5009557, KB5009545, KB5009543, KB5009555, KB5009566, KB5009585, KB5009546. ↗
• → Exploit status is 'Publicly Disclosed: Yes; Exploited: No' — threat actors may develop working exploits; monitor for exploitation attempts against Windows Security Center API surface. ↗

• · No concrete technical details (e.g., PoC code, attack vectors, payloads, or network indicators) are present in the available sources. All operational intelligence is limited to vendor advisory metadata. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 10.0 CRITICAL AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

vendor_msrc 7.8 HIGH

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